《HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY A CRITICAL OVERVIEW》

Volume Ⅰ Human Rights and the European Community: A Critical Overview1

Preface1

Acknowledgements5

Ⅰ. Introduction: The Language of Rights7

A. The Relevance of Rights7

B. The Role of Rights in the European Community9

C. Distinguishing Fundamental Human Rights13

Ⅱ. New Problems and Perspectives16

A. The Abolition of Frontiers16

B. Technological Change and Restructuring Business in the Context of 199218

C. The Rights of Children22

D. The Gender Perspective25

Ⅲ. The Story so far-The 'Acquis' of the European Court of Justice and Community Action Concerning Human Rights29

A. Rights at the National Level Outside the Scope of Community Law31

B. Rights Arising at the National Level in the Field of Community Law33

(1) National Legislation Operating in the Field of Community Law37

(2) National Authorities Implementing Community Provisions45

(a) Judicial Review by the European Court of Justice45

(b) Judicial Review by the European Court of Human Rights51

C. Rights to be protected against action by Community Institutions or Agents55

Some General Remarks Concerning Judicial Protection61

D. Rights to be Granted by the Community62

(1) Social Charters62

(2) Citizens Rights in a People's Europe66

(3) The Parliamentary Declaration of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms70

E. External Dimension71

(1) The European Parliament and Human Rights in the World72

(2) The Commission and Council of the European Community73

(3) European Political Cooperation74

(4) Relations with the Council of Europe84

Ⅳ. The Outstanding Problems: Two Possible Solutions90

A. A Community Catalogue of Fundamental Rights92

B. Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights97

Ⅴ. Summary and Prospects for Action100

Ⅵ. Concluding Remarks103

Selected Bibliographical References105

Detailed Table of Contents for Annexes111

Annex Ⅰ: Summary Contents of European Union - The Human Rights Challenge Volumes II and III114

Annex Ⅱ: Selected Texts concerning Human Rights and the European Community116

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)117

European Council Declaration on European Identity (1973)149

Joint Declaration on Human Rights (1977)154

Code of Conduct for companies from the EC with subsidiaries, branches or representation in South Africa (1977, revised 1985)155

European Council Declaration on Democracy (1978)160

Parliamentary Resolution on the abolition of the death penalty in the European Community (1981)161

Joint Declaration against racism and xenophobia (1986)163

Foreign Ministers' Statement on human rights (1986)164

Human Dimension of the CSCE (1989)166

Parliamentary Resolution on the social dimension of the internal market (1989)168

Parliamentary Resolution on the ethical and legal problems of genetic engineering (1989)184

Parliamentary Resolution adopting the Declaration of fundamental rights and freedoms (1989)192

European Convention on Transfrontier Television (1989)200

Council Directive on Broadcasting (1989)216

Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers (1989)230

Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (1989)239

Annex Ⅲ: Excerpts from Judgments of the European Court of Justice concerning Human Rights244

Stork v. High Authority, [1959]244

Stauder v. Ulm [1969]245

Internationale Handelsgesellschaft v. Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle Getreide, [1970]246

Noldv. Commission, [1974]248

Vivien Prais v. Council of the European Communities, [1975]249

Rutili v. Minister for the Interior, [1975]251

Hauer v. Land Rheinland Pfalz, [1979]252

National Panasonic v. Commission, [1980]256

Affaires Maritimes, Bayonne v. Dorca Marina, [1982]258

Regina v. Kirk, [1984]259

Cinetheque v. Federation Nationale des Cinemas Francais, [l985]260

Johnston v. Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, [1986]262

Demirel v. Stadt Schwabisch Gmund, [1988]263

Index265